FAITH CAPSULE: January to December is a journey of life.

Numbers 20:1-13

Living life from January to December is a journey of life. To be alive through the year is the mercy of God and not merit of man.
The beginning of every journey is important and how journey comes to an end is the summary of the whole course of the journey. The journey of life does not run straight. It has peaks and gorges. There are always twists and turns before getting to one’s expected end. Are you experiencing twist and turns? God is faithful to the core and His word is true to perfect. It is written, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19) As the year rolls out, trust God to convert every twist and turns to triumph. God is the only God that converts frustration to celebration. As the new journey is about to unfold God’s favor shall become your portion.

As a new journey is about to unfold there will be a need for one to become fully engaged with the living word of God which is able to instruct, guide and lead one to an expected end. Moses as great as he was in the hand of God could only see the Promised Land at distance but could not step on the Promised Land. Moses despised the word of God when he struck where he was commanded to speak. It is written, “Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ^“Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.” So Moses took the rod from before the Lord as He commanded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?” Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.” (Numbers 20:7-11) It is crucial for one be focus and not fail; to depend and not despise the word of God. To despise the word is to be destroyed.
Moses, by virtue of his entire exploit by the hand of God upon his life was not allowed to get to the end of the journey that he so strongly desired. As you cross over in your journey, allow the word of God to be your garment. As you engage a new journey ask God to remove any force or agent of derailment that is set to deny you from getting to expected end.

Prayer for today: Ask God to remove any hindrance that would deny you from getting to your expected end.